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What Does a Princess Really Look Like? by Mark Loewen

7/30/2018

Thank you to Mark Loewen for the free copy of What Does a Princess Really Look Like? in exchange for an honest review.
All opinions are my own.

What Does a Princess Really Look Like? It’s not at all what Chloe imagines. In this adventure with her dads, Chloe learns that a princess is more than a crown and pretty dresses. A princess is kind, observant, and stands up for what is right. Throughout the story, Chloe represents all of the ways to be a strong woman (or even a strong human) with the different aspects of a princess that she draws.

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The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater by Alanna Okun

7/20/2018

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Thank you to Flatiron Books and Alanna Okun for providing me with a free copy of The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater to read in exchange for an unbiased review. All opinions are my own.

Friends, I like to think of myself as crafty, but after reading The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater, I think Alanna Okun shares a whole new level of crafty. What Dear Fahrenheit 451 did for our favorite books, Okun does for our favorite creative expressions. She uses the common thread (ha!) of crafting in each of her essays to share her anecdotes of love, loss, relationships, grief, triumph, and tribulation. To me, she is the Cheryl Strayed of crafting because she is able to blend her wit and sage advice into a story about knitting on the subway and still find a way for it to relate to me, the random reader. No matter what kind of crafts you are into, she finds a way to compare the experience of creating, abandoning, revising, and (maybe) finishing a project to life events. It’s a great read to pick up and put down at your leisure (which I would recommend) or even to binge in a couple of sittings.

TL/DR: If you’re looking for a collection of essays that blend memoir, crafting anecdotes, and tough-love advice, grab Okun’s book now!

Rating: 3/5 stars

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